I am partial to ensuring the founding fathers get their due. Today is the day that Ethan Allen was born. Worth remembering and sharing!

Great Medal of Honor story today! Vito Bertoldo was exempt from WW2 service because of poor eyesight, but he finagled his way into enlisting for limited duty as an MP. Once he was in the Army, he talked his way into the infantry and went overseas with the 42nd Infantry Division.  While guarding his battalion’s command post on January 9-10, … Read More

Honor Danny Petersen, who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam on this day, when he exposed himself to enemy fire to protect his fellow soldiers, carrying one buddy to safety. Danny was 20 years old when he was killed fighting for our country and defending his fellow Americans. Part of the 25th Infantry Division, Petersen and his fellow … Read More

Thinking about Russell Dunham today, a great American leader, who earned the Medal of Honor for knocking out three German machine gun nests despite being badly wounded himself, saving the lives of over 120 fellow Americans. Honor and remember him! Dunham’s company was pinned down near Kaysereberg, France, fixed by a combined arms mix of machine gun fire and artillery. … Read More

The immortal Israel Putnam, hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, was born today. Honor and remember him!

Curtis Shoup earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day in Belgium, when he single-handedly destroyed a German machine gun crew that had pinned down his company, walking into enemy fire, being hit several times, until finally throwing a grenade that silenced the gun. Honor and remember him!  

Today, I honor and remember George Fleming Davis, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership while commanding the USS Walke during the liberation of Luzon. #hero #usnavy #leader #patriotic #warrior #worldwar2 #worldwarII #americanhistory Attacked by four kamikazes, Davis skillfully brought his ship & crew to safety, staying on the bridge despite being covered in gasoline & horribly … Read More

Isadore Jachman, an American paratrooper, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for defending the town of Flamierge, Belgium from a German attack on January 4, 1945. Honor and remember him! Jachman, who was Jewish, had been born in Berlin in 1922, moving to Baltimore when he was two years old. Six of Jachman’s aunts and uncles were murdered in the … Read More

Remembering George Turner today, who earned the Medal of Honor OTD in France when he fired a bazooka in the open and then a light machine gun from the hip to break up a German attack. Honor and remember him! Turner was a 46 year old Private from California. He had enlisted in the Marine Corps in World War I … Read More

Captain William Shippin was the first Marine killed in combat in our Corps’ history. He was one of the 44 Americans who died during the Battle of Princeton on this day in 1777. All Marines should know his name, the first of the over 41,000 Marines who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our republic. Shippin was the captain of … Read More